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Introduction

Since the early days of Visual Basic, many of us have wanted to create screen
savers. However, due to the limitations of the Windows graphics libraries, we
have been limited in what we can produce. Now that DirectX has become an
integral part of Windows, and VB is supported in almost all functions of
DirectX, we can bring these screen savers to the next level. This article shows
you how to use DirectX 8 and Visual Basic to create a screen saver (see Figure 1). In the process, you'll learn how screen savers work and how to do an
animation loop in DirectX 8.